Discrimination against an individual based on perception of his or her race violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 only if that perception is correct.

Which of the following is a difference between filing discrimination cases under 42 U.S.C. section 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Just Systems Inc. often hires Abdul to train its employees. He is paid $300 for every session. His job also requires him to travel once a month to different branches of Just Systems and train employees there. When he is required to travel, the company pays him $450 per session. All training materials have to be provided by Abdul himself. When he is not hired by Just Systems, Abdul works for other smaller companies as a trainer. Thus, Abdul is most likely a(n):

Bob, an African-American with a law degree, is hired as the first black associate at a prestigious law firm under an affirmative action recruiting program. He handles routine assignments outstandingly. After a few months, Bob realizes that unlike the other first-year associates, he is being given less complex projects, which prevents him from growing at his job. Having asked for more challenging work, Bob is told that the work he is being given is what is expected out of him and is appropriate for his level of experience. Bob files a complaint of race discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In this scenario, Bob has:

Courts have upheld grooming codes that required, among other things, male supermarket clerks to wear ties and female employees to not wear pants.

Polar Bear Airlines is a regional carrier that flies a variety of small aircraft. Polar Bear Airlines advertisements for flight attendants state that an applicant “must be between 5’0” and 5’8” without shoes due to the internal dimensions of our aircraft.” As per the criteria, Bob cannot apply for the job because he is 6’1”. He complains that the height restriction has a disparate impact on men. Which of the following is most likely to happen in this scenario?

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, employers are strictly prohibited from asking job applicants with disabilities about:

Mary was employed as a flight attendant by Penguin Airlines. She was the only black female flight attendant on the airplane she was assigned to. At her job, Mary was frequently subjected to racial slurs, misbehavior, and threats from her co-workers. One co-worker even told their supervisor that the airline’s customers would not want to take orders from a black girl in the case of an in-flight emergency. Unable to tolerate the hostile environment, Mary quit her job. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Cara works as a customer service representative at MK Electronics Arcade. A few mobile phones and other electronic items are missing from the store’s inventory room. The management decides to check the purses and bags of all its employees. During the unprecedented and unannounced check, a small bottle of alcohol is found in Cara’s purse. After a few days the company terminates Cara although she had never come to the office drunk. Which of the following will hold true in this scenario?

Employers should not take anonymous complaints of sexual harassment seriously as they violate the due process rights of the alleged harasser.